CVE-2009-3569: apache openoffice.org

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2009-3569 is a high (CVSS 9.3) vulnerability in apache openoffice.org. EPSS estimates a 9.76% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 06-10-2009
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 07-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in OpenOffice.org (OOo) allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, as demonstrated by a certain module in VulnDisco Pack Professional 8.8, aka "Client-side stack overflow exploit." NOTE: as of 20091005, this disclosure has no actionable information. However, because the VulnDisco Pack author is a reliable researcher, the issue is being assigned a CVE identifier for tracking purposes.

• CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.